Jim Hagedorn: “Let's expand trade. Let's make sure that we pass the United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement.”

Rural America needs this, and I always say that without a robust rural economy, all people, including those in the cities, are going to wake up in the cold, dark and hungry.

We do not want to exchange U.S. energy independence for dependence on China.

It is going to drive up cost and it is going to make it less reliable.

One way that we can ensure that we meet this goal is to have better broadband connectivity, which has been found it be a key aspect in increased economic growth for rural businesses.